TIFF Cinematheque is a world-renowned screening programme devoted to the presentation, understanding and appreciation of Canadian and international cinema through carefully curated programming. It features acclaimed director's retrospectives, national and regional spotlights, experimental and avant-garde cinema, exclusive engagements of classic films, including many new and rare archival prints. We're committed to championing the history and culture of cinema by unearthing buried areas of film history and by giving visibility to new directions in cinema.

As a complement to our special event In Conversation With... Roberto Benigni & Nicoletta Braschi on Friday, June 5, we are thrilled to welcome the first couple of Italian cinema to introduce several screenings in this select retrospective of their greatest work both together and apart.

From sweeping epics to musical spectaculars to eye-popping melodramas, our centenary salute to Technicolor showcases some of the most dazzling uses of the legendary colour-film technology in the history of cinema.

Featuring several recent digital restorations, this essential retrospective pays tribute to the classic comedies made by England’s Ealing Studios, including Kind Hearts and Coronets, The Man in the White Suit and The Ladykillers.

As part of our Summer in Italy we present the first Toronto retrospective in twenty years dedicated to the great Italian maestro, featuring rare and restored prints of such classics as Bicycle Thieves, Marriage Italian Style, Umberto D. and Two Women.

We continue a TIFF Cinematheque tradition with this deluxe series of Italian cinema classics, featuring several restorations of key films by such masters as Federico Fellini, Luchino Visconti and Roberto Rossellini.

This season’s special edition of Canadian Open Vault presents free screenings of the top ten Canadian films of all time as selected by TIFF’s fourth national poll, including introductions from special guests such as Guy Maddin, Bruce LaBruce and more.

In honour of the hundredth anniversary of Ingrid Bergman’s birth, we spotlight some of the legendary actress’ greatest performances in Hollywood films, including Casablanca, The Bells of St. Mary’s and three Hitchcock classics.